Vanderbilt University Memorial Site: Notable Deaths & Obituaries

Vanderbilt University consistently ranks among the top academic institutions in the country. Situated in the heart of Nashville, it draws students from 50 states and 90 foreign countries, and its alumni include U.S. senators, Academy Award winners, Nobel Prize winners and U.S. Poet Laureates, notably Robert Penn Warren. This memorial site was created to pay tribute to all who’ve contributed to Vanderbilt’s rich legacy.

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Vanderbilt University Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Mary Riddick

Mary Belle Alston Riddick passed away on December 5, 2016 in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 87. She was married for 62 years to the late Dr. Frank Adams Riddick Jr. After living over fifty years in New Orleans, Louisiana, she moved to Dallas, Texas, following the passing of her husband. Mrs. Riddick, the daughter of John Lloyd and Mary McGowan Alston, was a native of Covington, Tennessee. She attended Sophie Newcomb College, and she graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University with a...